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Jo estimated the quotient of –41.71 divided by –6.03 by rounding each to the nearest integer. What is Jo’s error?

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B :)

the other guy did good explaining but he said C instead of B

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Jo estimated the quotient of –41.71 divided by –6.03 by rounding each to the nearest integer. What is Jo’s error? a) Negative 42 divided by negative 7 = 6

b) Jo should have rounded the dividend to –40

c) Jo should have rounded the divisor to –6.

d) Jo should have divided –7 by –42. e) Jo should have divided –7 by –7

Answer:

c) Jo should have rounded the divisor to –6.

Explanation:

Jo estimated the quotient of –41.71 divided by –6.03 by rounding each to the nearest integer.

Nearest integer

Dividend = -41.71 = -42

Divisor = -6.03 = -6

Jo's error was that she should have rounded the divisor to -6

Hence: -42 ÷ -6 = 7

Quotient = 7

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